Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Odorous \O"dor*ous\, a. [Written also {odourous}.] [L. odorus,
   fr. odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.]
   Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor;
   fragrant; sweet-smelling. ``Odorous bloom.'' --Keble.

         Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell.
                                                  --Spenser.
   -- {O"dor*ous*ly}, adv. -- {O"dor*ous*ness}, n.